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Senegalese civil society used a press conference in Dakar to challenge candidates in the country’s presidential election to be held on 24 February 2019. “The fight against malnutrition is a development imperative,” said Mr Seydou Ndiaye, National Coordinator of the Civil Society Organisations Platform for…

During an official side event at the 32nd African Union Assembly, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – the SUN Movement, EAT and NEPAD came together to focus on the question – How to Nourish Africa through improved nutrition and sustainable food systems? The side event officially Launched…

Members of the SUN Movement Executive Committee gathered on 28-29 January 2019 at the SUN Secretariat in Geneva for their annual retreat. The main focus of the retreat was on the outcomes of the SUN Movement Mid-Term Review. The Executive Committee discussed the findings and…

Hunger in Africa continues to rise after many years of decline, threatening the continent’s hunger eradication efforts to meet the Malabo Goals 2025 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). New data presented in the joint UN report,…

According to information provided by the Nutrition Focal Point in the Regional Public Health Department for the Eastern Province, the situation is grim. “Surveys conducted by UNICEF in 2018 indicate that 35.4 percent of children are suffering from chronic malnutrition, resulting in serious growth stunting…

Over 51,000 households in Benin will benefit from a USD 104.4 million project that aims to reduce rural poverty through a value chain approach, which can contribute to reducing food imports and improving the competitiveness of small farmers’ products in national and global markets. The…

The Prime Minister, Jean Henri Céant, and the EU Ambassador, Vincent Degert, officially launched the Food Security and Nutrition Programme (SAN) under the 11th EDF. This includes the Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Programme and the Pro-Resilience Programme, with funding of 40 million and 10…

The conflict in Yemen has escalated dramatically since nearly four years ago and is compounding an already severe protracted humanitarian crisis. Some 67 percent (20 million people) of the country’s total population of 29.9 million would be in need of urgent assistance to save their lives and…

* Originally published by Nutrition International A new collaboration between Nutrition International (NI), the University of Toronto and the Campbell Collaboration will strengthen the availability and use of high-quality, gender-sensitive data to improve nutrition for women, young children and adolescent girls in low-income countries. The…

The African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and global partners today launched the Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard to raise awareness and reinforce commitments by African governments to help end malnutrition. His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho and African Union Champion…

* Originally published by ENN Online – Nutrition Exchange 11 – January 2019 Mali is facing high levels of malnutrition (including 38.5 per cent stunting prevalence and 15.3 per cent wasting among children under five years old), driven by factors such as climate change and conflict. This…

* Originally published by ENN Online – Nutrition Exchange 11 – January 2019 Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, has experienced changes and shifts in governance, security, development and the humanitarian environment over the past two decades. The estimated population is around 12.3 million, with…

* Written by Channa Samol Dan Jones and James Wicken and originally published in WaterAid In Cambodia, interest in integrating nutrition with water, sanitation and hygiene is booming. So what are the opportunities for doing more, and tipping the scales on malnutrition rates? Channa Samol, Dan…

The UN Network report presents the findings from the UN Network’s annual reporting exercise carried out in 2018, comparing progress to that of 2016, where applicable. The report largely covers the 2017 reference period along with some achievements made during the first semester of 2018….

As the fragile peace in Yemen holds and with serious food insecurity concerns persisting, the European Union (EU) and FAO have announced new EU funding of EUR 5.9 million (USD 6.7 million) to support the UN agency’s work to build the country’s capacity to monitor…

Launched in January 2019, ENN’s Nutrition Exchange Issue 11 features articles on stunting prevention in Indonesia; parliamentarian networks for nutrition in West Africa; SUN Networks in fragile and conflicte-affedted sates; interview with Mali’s SUN focal point; and the development of a common results framework for nutrition…

A snap shot of developments and progress This paper summarises findings from work carried out by ENN in 2018 to document the presence, make-up and activities of SUN country Networks in 17 SUN countries categorised as fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). ENN supports these countries…